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Hawaii Elepaio

Chasiempis sandwichensis

Range & Recent Observations

Hawaii Elepaiois a year-round resident and doesn't follow a migration flyway. See the Range tab for where it lives.

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About the Hawaii Elepaio

The Hawaiʻi ʻelepaio (Chasiempis sandwichensis), also Hawaiian ʻelepaio, is a monarch flycatcher found on the Big Island of Hawaii. Until 2010, all three ʻelepaio species, the Kauaʻi ʻelepaio (Chasiempis sclateri), the Oʻahu ʻelepaio (Chasiempis ibidis) and this species were considered conspecific.

Source: Wikipedia

Classification

Scientific name
Chasiempis sandwichensis
Family
Monarch Flycatchers
Order
Passeriformes

Similar species

Other members of the monarch flycatchers family recorded in North America — a useful place to start if you are not certain of your identification.

  • Kauai Elepaio Chasiempis sclateri
  • Oahu Elepaio Chasiempis ibidis

Know when the Hawaii Elepaio turns up near you

Add it to your watchlist and draw an alert zone around the places you actually bird. Birdr checks eBird reports and tells you when one is seen inside it.

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